Raj Bhavan, Kolkata

Raj Bhavan is the official residence of the Governor of West Bengal, located in Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal. Built in 1803, it was known as Government House during the Company rule in India and the British Raj.

1799

1803

Rupees 13 lakh (1,300,000)
(£63,300)^[1]

84,000 sq. ft

After the transfer of power from the East India Company to the British Crown in 1858, it became the official residence of the Viceroy of India, moving here from the Belvedere Estate. With the shifting of the Indian capital from then Calcutta to Delhi in 1911, it became the official residence of Lieutenant Governor of Bengal. Since Indian independence in 1947, it has served as the official residence of the Governor of West Bengal and is known as the Raj Bhavan, a name it shares with the official residences of other states' governors.

Government House, Calcutta, by John Christian Schetky

A View of the Government House from the eastern side-1819. Engraved by R Havell Jr In Views of Calcutta and its Environs by James Baillie Fraser

Calcutta - Government House, South Front, by Samuel Bourne

New Government House at Calcutta by Samuel Davis

The Government House of Calcutta, bird's eye view, c. 1935

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Undated 19th Century painting